Skip rope



Jan. 29, 1963 N. ONO 3,075,767

SKIP ROPE Filed Feb. 16, 1959 INVENTOR. wasp/w 0N0 BY 79 W *M HISATTORNEYS 3,075,767 SK]? ROPE Noboru Ono, 2448 Acton St., Berkeley,Calif. Filed Feb. 16, 1959, Ser. No. 793,440 4 Claims. (Cl. 272-75) Myinvention relates to the field of toys and more particularly to a skiprope.

A skip rope as generally known, is made up of a length of conventionalrope with a handle at each end. Use of conventional rope can oftenresult in sharp stinging blows if a child be accidentally struckthereby, or if employed in high jump activity can cause tripping of aparticipant should be fail to clear the rope, and bring about aresulting injury.

Among the objects of my invention are:

(1) To provide a novel and improved skip rope;

(2) To provide a novel and improved skip rope which shall be safe andharmless to use;

(3) To provide a novel and improved skip rope which shall appeal toyoungsters;

(4) To provide a novel and improved skip rope which lends itself tovarious appealable color combinations in the manufacture thereof.

Additional objects of my invention will be brought out in the followingdescription of a preferred embodiment of the same, taken in conjunctionwith the accompanying drawing, wherein:

The FIGURE is a three dimensional view of a preferred embodiment of myinvention and is illustrative of the fundamental principles underlyingthe same.

In lieu of utilizing the conventional rope or something comparable instructure thereto, I form my skip rope of a plurality of weight elementscoupled by intermediate links of flexible stretchable or elasticmaterial, and terminate the resulting assembly at each end with asuitable handle.

Referring to the drawing for specific details of my invention in itspreferred form, the weight elements may each take the form of arelatively thick ring 1 of material such as rubber or the like whichpossesses resiliency, and these are coupled to interlinking elasticloops 3, possessing considerable flexibility and substantial elasticity.The asembly of the heavier ring elements and interlinking elastic bandsis preferably terminated with one of the ring elements which thenpermits linking therewith of a ring 5 of plastic or the like ofsubstantially greater diameter to function as a handle.

By forming the skip rope in the manner indicated, that is by means of aplurality of weight elements coupled by intermediate links of flexiblestretchable elastic material, the skip rope may be used by youngstersWith safety, for the tension developed in the elastic links during useice of the skip rope as such, will tend to retract the weight elementsshould the rope strike a child while in use, and thus serve to cushionthe effect of the blow. The fact that the Weight elements themselves maybe of rubber or other resilient material will further serve to cushionany blow resulting from the rope striking an individual.

Further, should the rope be employed for high jump purposes, any failureon the part of a participant to clear the rope is not likely to resultin tripping up the participant, for the rope will give and permit theparticipant to land safely and without falling.

My new skip rope in addition to the forgoing advantages, lends itself toan assembly of its many components into a Wide variety of attractivecolor combinations.

While I have disclosed my invention in its preferred form, it will beapparent that the same lends itself to alteration and modificationwithout departing from the underlying principles involved. The weightelements might be in the form of rubber balls for example, while theelastic coupling links might be in the form of single thick strands. Orany other arrangement which will bring about a skip rope having theequivalent of a plurality of Weight elements coupled by flexiblestretchable links will fulfill the requirements of my invention.

I accordingly do not desire to be limited in my protection to thespecific details thus illustrated and described, except as may benecessitated by the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A skip rope comprising a plurality of non-metallic weight elementscoupled by intermediate links of flexible stretchable material, and ahandle at each end.

2. A skip rope comprising a plurality of non-metallic weight elements,each involving a relatively thick ring, said rings being coupled byintermediate links of flexible stretchable material, and a handle ateach end.

3. A skip rope comprising a plurality of resilient rubber-like Weightelements coupled by intermediate elastic bands, and a handle at eachend.

4. A skip rope comprising a plurality of weight elements each involvinga relatively heavy ring of resilient rubber-like material, said rings ofresilient nibber-like material being interlinked by intermediate elasticbands, and a handle at each end.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS329,407 Morgan Oct. 27, 1885 554,992 Donnellan Feb. 18, 1896 2,714,269Charles Aug. 2, 1955 FOREIGN PATENTS 273,936 Great Britain July 14, 1927442,378 Great Britain Feb. 7, 1936

1. A SKIP ROPE COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF NON-METALLIC WEIGHT ELEMENTSCOUPLED BY INTERMEDIATE LINKS OF FLEXIBLE